GATE MA 2024 Question Paper (04-Feb-2024) (Shift 2)

Question 1

If '→' denotes increasing order of intensity, then the meaning of the words
[drizzle → rain → downpour] is analogous to [ ________ → quarrel → feud].
Which one of the given options is appropriate to fill the blank?

Accepted Answer

bicker

Answer

bog

Answer

dither

Answer

dodge

Question 2

Statements:1. All heroes are winners.2. All winners are lucky people.Inferences:I. All lucky people are heroes.II. Some lucky people are heroes.III. Some winners are heroes.Which of the above inferences can be logically deduced from statements 1 and 2?

Accepted Answer

Only II and III

Answer

Only I and II

Answer

Only I and III

Answer

Only III

Question 3

A student was supposed to multiply a positive real number $p$ with another positive real number $q$. Instead, the student divided $p$ by $q$. If the percentage error in the student's answer is 80%, the value of $q$ is

Accepted Answer

$\sqrt{5}$

Answer

5

Answer

$\sqrt{2}$

Answer

2

Question 4

If the sum of the first 20 consecutive positive odd numbers is divided by $20^2$, the result is

Accepted Answer

1

Answer

20

Answer

2

Answer

1/2

Question 5

The ratio of the number of girls to boys in class VIII is the same as the ratio of the number of boys to girls in class IX. The total number of students (boys and girls) in classes VIII and IX is 450 and 360, respectively. If the number of girls in classes VIII and IX is the same, then the number of girls in each class is

Accepted Answer

200

Answer

150

Answer

250

Answer

175